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Available Right NowCouple reaches across ocean, boundaries to give a child with a disability a homeKatrina and Russ Kelly can’t keep the excitement out of their voices—they’ve recently returned from Bulgaria, where they finally met their 5-year-old adopted son. “He attached to me way faster, but long game of the week, she became his favorite,” says Russ with a look toward Katrina, who beams with joy. “He got really excited when Russ sat him on my lap,” she says of Gosho (pronounced GO-show). Russ had to place Gosho on Katrina’s lap for two reasons: the child did not have the ability to climb into her lap on his own, nor did Katrina have the ability to pick him up—both Katrina and Gosho have a rare genetic disorder called spinal muscular atrophy. (Page 1) ‘Jeopardy!’ champion will speak at 22nd annual Celebrating Catholic School Values programThe appointment of Archbishop Charles C. Thompson as the seventh archbishop of Indianapolis was voted the top local news story of 2017, followed by the archdiocese’s hosting of the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) and the efforts of the local Church to aid immigrants and refugees. Other stories of note included the spring meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) held in Indianapolis in June, the ordination of 21 men as permanent deacons and the first graduating class of Marian University’s new medical school. Following the tradition of other news agencies, The Criterion editorial staff votes each year for the top 10 local stories that were published in our newspaper. (Page 10) Legislative session is expected to be ‘fast and furious’“Fast and furious”—these are the words used by Glenn Tebbe, executive director of the Indiana Catholic Conference (ICC), to describe what’s ahead for the less than three-month session of the 2018 Indiana General Assembly which reconvened at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis on Jan. 3. Two aspects of this year’s General Assembly make for a crazy few months of lawmaking, Tebbe said. First, the session is a short, non-budgetary session. Lawmakers do not need to create a biennial budget. They did that in 2017. The short session also requires lawmakers to adjourn by March 15. (Page 7) Johnson will speak at inaugural Indiana March for Life on Jan. 22The Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the Diocese of Lafayette, Ind., and Right to Life of Indianapolis are teaming up to offer the inaugural Indiana March for Life on Jan. 22 in Indianapolis, with multiple events taking place during the day. The event—which is open to all—solemnly recalls the legalization of abortion in the United States 45 years ago through the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions on Jan. 22, 1973. (Page 3)
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